Where does “myeloleukemia” come from?
myeloleukemia (English) comes from English leukemia, from German Leukämie, from German -ämie, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.
myeloleukemia (English): myeloid leukemia (having abnormal cell derived from myelopoietic tissue)
Definitions
- myeloid leukemia (having abnormal cell derived from myelopoietic tissue)
Ancestry of “myeloleukemia”, step by step
myeloleukemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leukemia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leukemia | A type of malignancy affecting the blood cells or... |
| 2 | German | Leukämie | leukemia |
| 3 | German | -ämie | -aemia, -emia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | αἷμα | blood |
| 5 | Latin | globus | any round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via English myelo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | myelo | — |